DAYTON -- The Dayton chapter of the NAACP is having a meeting tonight to talk about violence in the Dayton area.

The meeting is titled, "clergy united against violence." NAACP leaders and religious leaders in the community will have a discussion about how to address violence on the streets of Dayton.

NAACP President Derrick Foward says tonight's meeting will focus on what solutions may help protect young lives.

"The NAACP fought very hard to end lynching by the KKK, now the KKK is just watching us lynch one another," said Foward.

Foward says Monday they will look into the key solutions, such as: parent workshops for single parents, mentoring for our children, having more recreation facilities to keep kids busy and finding home churches for adolescents.

This meeting will just be a discussion.

"Our young black men and women are dying at unprecedented rates G the hands of other black persons instead of living a long life enjoying the American dream," said Foward.

Our reporter, Nicole Grigg, is at that meeting.

Find her on Twitter @NicoleG2245

This story will be on tonight at 10 on FOX 45 and 11 on ABC 22. Dayton Church Leaders Discuss Violence

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